Point of View # 9

The state of auto recycling has improved over the years, so that the junk yard pictured above is becoming something of a rarity–approximately 95 percent of end-of-life cars are recycled, and around 80 percent of the materials in those vehicles are reused. 23 Auto Recycling Statistics and Facts

The auto recycling industry is the sixteenth largest in the U.S. employing over 100,000 people and supplying approximately twenty-five percent of the steel in new cars. Metal Recycling

However, while companies have made progress in figuring out how to recycle petrol powered cars, the coming millions of EV’s are throwing the auto recycling industry into disarray–EV batteries are currently extremely difficult if not impossible to recycle. A Dead Battery Dilemma

The aging US population is creating many problems–especially regarding elderly healthcare issues.

Care for the elderly in America lags behind other developed nations. U.S. Ranks Worse in Elder Care vs. Other Wealthy Nations

Aging in place is becoming increasing difficult. The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America's elderly